Bass? (All Grain) 5 US Gallons

Bass?
(All Grain) 5 US Gallons

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This Homebrew Recipe was added by Skotrat on April 17, 1997 at 19:28:31:
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Brewing Method: All Grain
Yeast: Wyeast London Ale
Yeast Starter: 1 quart
Batch Size: 5 US Gallons
Original Gravity: 1.050
Final Gravity: 1.012
Alcohol Content: 4.8 %
Total Grains: 9.25 Us Pounds
Color: 11.3
Extract Efficiency: 75 %
Hop IBU's: 30.2
Boiling Time: 90 minutes
Primary Fermentation: 7 days at 58f
Secondary Fermentation: 14 days at 56f
Additional Fermentation:

Grain Bill:

7.00 lb. BREISS 2 ROW
1.00 lb. Brown Sugar
1.00 lb. Crystal 40L
4.00 oz. DEXTRIN

Hop Bill:

1.00 oz. WILLAMETTE 2 4.0% 30 min
1.00 oz. N. BREWER 6.3% 60 min
0.50 oz. WILLAMETTE 2 4.0% 3 min

Mash Schedule:

Step Mash

30 minutes @ 122f
15 minutes @ 134
90 minutes @ 154-6
10 minutes @ 168

Brewers Notes:

Boil temperature of water: 212F
Grain Starting Temperature: 70F
Desired Grain/Water Ratio: 1 quarts/pound
Strike Water: 2.31 gallons of water at 135F
First Mash Temperature: 122F
Second Mash Temperature: 154F
Boiling Water to add: 1.60 gallons

Water Absorbed by Grain: 0.93 gal
Water Evaporated during boil: 1.08 gal
Wort Left in Brewpot: 0.00 gal
Add 3.09 gal of water to yield 5.0 gal of wort

I have loved BASS Ale since I was about 5 years old. There are very few brews that will ever come close to this beer.

This Recipe was the closest that I have come to making it.

I know that many will look down upon the use of Brown Sugar but I swear that you can taste it in Bass Ale.